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	The sale of the castle includes a Barony , meaning the owner will become the Baron of Midmar. Its situation is convenient to reach: the castle is just 16 miles from Aberdeen on the east coast of Scotland and its international airport and also 15 miles from Banchory to the south. Midmar Castle is well-placed and it is a lovely Z-plan Scottish tower of the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. It is located in the Mid-Marr [Black Forest] between Aberdeen and the Grampian Mountains. The original estate probably belonged to the Browns from the 13th century. They presumably built the first castle on the property, a now ruinous motte castle called Cunnigar. The Browns built a new tower, originally called Ballogie, about ½ mile south of Cunnigar in 1411. It is the square core of what is now called Midmar Castle. In 1468 the two towers and the entire estate passed to Alexander Gordon, the first Earl of Huntly. In 1570 the Gordon family hired George Bell of the famed Mid-Marr school of granite masons to enlarge the castle. These masons also built Craigievar, Crathes, Frazer and Drum Castles in the same region. What George Bell produced was a beautiful but also defensive Z-plan tower of 6-storys. At the entrance of the castle estate, in the old churchyard, lies a granite slab inscribed "HEIR LYIS GEORGE BELL MEASON DECEISIT IN BALOGY AND 1575." He bearly lived long enough to see his work completed!. Cunnigar Tower was apparently abandoned in the late 16th century due to the plague. Deer stock The castle is also home to a world-famous closed herd of deer for breeding stock and trophies. The farm has successfully exported deer all over the world and in 2007 sold the record stag with 50 points to a Middle Eastern buyer. The deer stock are included in the sale. Shooting rights A lease exists to shoot over the adjoining Forestry Commission land which entends to over 1300 acres and Roe deer stalking is currently sublet on an annual basis to a local syndicate. The castle also contains an extensive and varied collection of antiques, arms and armour which includes longarms, pistols, polearms, armour, crossbows, swords, daggers, chainmail, and much more as well as a number of antique bronze cannons. In addition to this re much fine antique furniture pieces, artifacts and paintings including some old masters and the majority of these contents will be included in the sale. A full inventory will be made available to interested parties. barony titles Scottish castles

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